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〈Verse 1〉Hoe cake and a mackerel's head
Everything looks like shortnin' bread
〈Chorus〉My baby loves shortnin', shortnin'
My baby loves shortnin' bread
My baby loves shortnin', shortnin'
My baby loves shortnin' bread
(Shortnin' bread)
(
〈.?.〉 bread yet)
〈Verse 2〉Put on the skillet, put on the lid
Mammy's gonna cook a lil' shortnin' bread
〈Chorus〉My baby loves shortnin', shortnin'
My baby loves shortnin' bread
My baby loves shortnin', shortnin'
My baby loves shortnin' bread
(
〈.?.〉 bread
〈.?.〉)
(
〈.?.〉)
〈Verse 3〉Two little
〈.?.〉 layin' in a bed
Hill cracked open like shortnin' bread
〈Chorus〉My baby loves shortnin', shortnin'
My baby loves shortnin' bread
My baby loves shortnin', shortnin'
My baby loves shortnin' bread
(Come on with that bread)
(
〈.?.〉 brеad yet)
〈Verse 4〉Hoe cake and a mackеrel's head
Everything looks like shortnin' bread
〈Chorus〉My baby loves shortnin', shortnin'
My baby loves shortnin' bread
〈Skit: Man 1, Man 2〉Hand me that mackerel fish over there
Mackerel fish?
〈.?.〉 mackerel fish
〈.?.〉 bread?
Yeah
〈.?.〉 fish
〈Verse 5〉Put on the skillet, put on the lid
Mama's gonna cook a lil' shortnin' bread
〈Chorus〉My baby loves shortnin', shortnin'
My baby loves shortnin' bread
My baby loves shortnin', shortnin'
My baby loves shortnin' bread
(
〈.?.〉)
(Say, pass that
〈.?.〉 o'er this way)
(Say, you wanna hoe cake?)
〈Chorus〉My baby loves shortnin', shortnin'
My baby loves shortnin' bread
My baby loves shortnin', shortnin'
My baby loves shortnin' bread
(
〈.?.〉)
